How can Xserve be used as a NON-server

just for running every day things. It has a good enough media drive, a FireWIRE port ON THE FRONT. Expandability for HD space is through the roof. The only thing is that it has one less GigProcessor has the same priced PowerMac G4 model.

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just for running every day things. It has a good enough media drive, a FireWIRE port ON THE FRONT. Expandability for HD space is through the roof. The only thing is that it has one less GigProcessor has the same priced PowerMac G4 model.

It lists OS X 10.1 as an option in place of X Server on the datasheet and the site but I haven't found a way to substitute it at the Apple Store. I would think that will take a fair bit off the price once you can select the option. Seems like it could be a pretty kicking machine properly optioned. DDR would by and large be wasted in a desktop application given Apple's implementation of it.

They're really that loud?<hr></blockquote>Server fans are typically much more powerful and louder than your run-of-the-mill PC or Mac fan.

Besides, where would you put a suka' like that if you don't have a rack? Do you really need instant-access to frequently swap out your drives? Plus, if we're seeing DDR in a server now, don't you think that means we might see it in the towers in the near future?

I just don't understand why someone would want one of these for personal use unless it's just for the "cool factor."

<strong>Server fans are typically much more powerful and louder than your run-of-the-mill PC or Mac fan.

Besides, where would you put a suka' like that if you don't have a rack? Do you really need instant-access to frequently swap out your drives? Plus, if we're seeing DDR in a server now, don't you think that means we might see it in the towers in the near future?

I just don't understand why someone would want one of these for personal use unless it's just for the "cool factor."</strong><hr></blockquote>

for a video pro it would make a lot of sense to buy. that's why Apple is going to offer an option of OS X Client as BTO.

They even mention selling to video professionals as desktop systems.

all that storage right in front of them, hot swappable, high bandwidth motherboard with 2PCI slots open and firewire on the front of the machine?

it's perfect. and they can buy a bunch of em and put the others as a cluster in a rack for rendering.

Take a G4 tower and put your ear up to the fan in the back. right up to it. Pretty loud with your ear right there eh?

Its very likely louder than that. Seriously.

This machine is the Anti-imac/Anti-Cube. Take a laptop and put 2 1GHz procs in it running full bore and then find out how to cool it down. Powerful Fans, and lots of em. Sounds like a jet engine sometimes.

Take a G4 tower and put your ear up to the fan in the back. right up to it. Pretty loud with your ear right there eh?

Its very likely louder than that. Seriously.

This machine is the Anti-imac/Anti-Cube. Take a laptop and put 2 1GHz procs in it running full bore and then find out how to cool it down. Powerful Fans, and lots of em. Sounds like a jet engine sometimes.</strong><hr></blockquote>

How much cooling power do you think you would need for 4 "very active" 7200 rpm drives, and 2 G4's in an enclosure that's not even twice as thick as powerbook? Hell, have you ever felt how hot an iPod gets when your using it as a hard drive? These things have serious ventalation weither your using them to capacity or not. If you wanted to use it as a desktop, you'd have to get a sound proof enclosured rack. We bought one for work for $1600 CAD which brings our 80 decibal raid array down to a comfortable muffle. It also adds to the cool factor. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />

Take a G4 tower and put your ear up to the fan in the back. right up to it. Pretty loud with your ear right there eh?

Its very likely louder than that. Seriously.

This machine is the Anti-imac/Anti-Cube. Take a laptop and put 2 1GHz procs in it running full bore and then find out how to cool it down. Powerful Fans, and lots of em. Sounds like a jet engine sometimes.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Am i going crazy or is there no audio support (sound) capibility built in to the Xserve?

Remember, a lot of musicians already have lots of rack mounted equipment. I'm sure many of them (myself included) would love to have a 1U rack mounted computer. It would sure save a lot of valuable space, and with two PCI cards for inputs, and removable drives for all that direct to disk recording it would be perfect.

The question is can it run classic programs? Some of the good audio programs still need os9.